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Caspar @caspar01.bsky.social · 12h

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12h

Breaking news: D’Angelo, the visionary singer and musician who blended R&B and soul in landmark albums such as “Brown Sugar” and “Voodoo,” died Oct. 14. He was 51.

The cause was cancer, according to a statement from his family.

D’Angelo, R&B visionary and godfather of neo soul, dies at 51

The singer-songwriter was known for the acclaimed albums “Brown Sugar,” “Voodoo” and “Black Messiah.”

www.washingtonpost.com

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Shar A @sharal.bsky.social · 15h

‘CURTAINS FOR ZOOSHA? K-SMOG AND BATBOY CAUGHT FLIPPING A GRUNT’

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 16h

This is insane

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Caspar @caspar01.bsky.social · 18h

It’s whatever the AI equivalent of a typo is, which is more like some text parsing error I spose.

Caspar @caspar01.bsky.social · 18h

Do you think? That overly obvious style makes me think more of the likes of Ben Garrison and general boomer catnip.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 20h

Oh, babes. Have you got a big surprise coming...

Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️
@realchrisrufo
This is great news. We've hired the classicist Spencer Klavan to teach at New College of Florida. Goodbye gender studies; hello, Greek literature.
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Spencer A. Klavan
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Aug 19, 2024
Truly excited to be teaching an online survey course in Greek literature this fall semester @NewCollegeofFL. Even more excited that it's open to the public. Please join in here! We'll be reading Homer, Aeschylus, Aristophanes, and lots more.

https://ncf.edu/youngheretics/
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Caspar @caspar01.bsky.social · 20h

#agreetodiffer?

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Caspar @caspar01.bsky.social · 20h

Yikes indeed

Caspar @caspar01.bsky.social · 21h

Found on LinkedIn in a post about 'the AI rivers of gold drying up'

That robot's having a piss, isn't it?

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Caspar @caspar01.bsky.social · 21h

I don't think they're doing grubby sensationalism. It's the point he's trying to make ('This happened to me, don't let it happen to you'). "Teen promotes CPR lessons" doesn't have the same hook or urgency.

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Caspar @caspar01.bsky.social · 21h

Unfortunately eye-catching tail positioning.

Caspar @caspar01.bsky.social · 21h

BBC are blameless too, I'd say - he obv wants them to write about his story to encourage others.

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Emily McGovern @emilyscartoons.bsky.social · Sep 7

Nuns

Nun 1: Tis a niewe Passtime, Sister. With these two Padells the participants Knocke the Sphere Hither & Thither

Nun 2: Bedev -
Nun 1: Before we Categoryse, Sister. Did I mention that the Sphere is saide to containe the Spirit of Satan?

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Nun 2: Let us Knocke Him
Nun 1: Very goode Sister

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Threatening Music Notation @musicnotation.bsky.social · 22h

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Caspar @caspar01.bsky.social · 21h

Well he is trying raise awareness across all Scottish schools, so he’s a more than willing participant.

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Caspar @caspar01.bsky.social · 1d

Noice!

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 1d

This is a huge moment in linear broadcast TV. When I began my TV career in 2005, even history documentaries were expected to get 2 million viewers

Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 1d

Last month, something unusual happened in TV - none of the main channels got a million viewers at 9pm. The bigger problem was it happened a 2nd & 3rd time soon after.

Another unwelcome landmark for linear TV & our shrinking shared TV experience.

Does it matter?

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

‘It was a binding experience’: TV producers mourn decline of hot 9pm slot

UK broadcasters used to rely on big audiences at 9pm, but as viewing habits change, figures are falling below the 1m mark

www.theguardian.com

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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 1d

Don't make me tap the Robert Pattinson quote, Leto.

“I always say about people who do method acting, you only ever see people do the method when they’re playing an assholes,” Pattinson said in an interiew with Variety in November. “You never see someone being lovely to everyone while they’re really deep in character.”

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Caspar @caspar01.bsky.social · 1d

um....

Caspar @caspar01.bsky.social · 2d

That look has really un-aged.

Shirley Strange @shirleystrange.bsky.social · 2d

R.I.P. Diane Keaton 🙏

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Caspar @caspar01.bsky.social · 4d

I'm here for it!

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Caspar @caspar01.bsky.social · 4d

It's certainly an ever-present factor, but why then? Why didn't it stop Inner Circle or whoever coming through in the previous 5 years?

(I'm not sure these questions can be answered)

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Caspar @caspar01.bsky.social · 4d

Never really thought about it till you mentioned it, but so true. Any theories as to why?

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 4d

New polling by YouGov, commissioned by Best for Britain, shows: 46% of potential Conservative voters consider Brexit a failure.

Of those voters, 51% say that Brexit has damaged the economy, and 50% say it has damaged our ability to trade with the EU.

Full research here: https://bit.ly/46LZq1G

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Richard Blandford @rblandford.bsky.social · 4d

Got Kraftwerk tickets! Disappointingly, did not have to tick a box confirming I was a robot.

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